South Dakota Data Center Transparency

Legislative Records

South Dakota Legislature

SD Legislature

Official source for all bill text, voting records, and committee information used in our scorecard.

2026 Session Bills Tracked

SD Legislature · 2026

Archive of the 2026 legislative session where data center bills HB 1005, HB 1038, HB 1246, HB 1301, SB 127, SB 128, SB 234, SB 235, and SB 239 were considered.

Energy & Water Impacts

Data Centers and the Increasing Demand for Electricity

U.S. Energy Information Administration · 2024

EIA analysis projecting data center electricity demand could double or triple by 2030.

Electric Grid Reliability Concerns

NERC · 2023

North American Electric Reliability Corporation long-term reliability assessment addressing grid strain from large loads.

Water Usage in Data Centers

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Research on data center cooling water consumption and efficiency measures.

Economic Analysis

Data Center Tax Incentives: Costs and Benefits

ITIF · 2023

Analysis of state tax incentives for data centers and their actual economic returns.

The True Cost of Data Center Tax Breaks

Good Jobs First

Tracking of data center subsidies and tax breaks across U.S. states.

Community & Environmental Concerns

Data Center Noise Impacts

EPA

EPA resources on industrial noise standards and community impacts.

County Planning and Data Centers

American Planning Association · 2024

Planning considerations for communities facing large-scale data center development.

South Dakota Context

SD Public Utilities Commission

SD PUC

Regulator for utility rates and large customer agreements in South Dakota.

South Dakota Election Results

SD Secretary of State

Official election results used to track which legislators won or lost their primaries.

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